Offers for Bachelor-, Master-Thesis and Student research projects (Vertiefungsarbeiten)

Nano-Bio (Dr. Christoph Rehbock, christoph.rehbock@uni-due.de) :

• Synthesis of ligand-free gold nanoclusters by pulsed laser fragmentation in liquids and characterization of their optical properties
• Laser based synthesis of alloy nanoparticles for Point-of-Care biodiagnostics
• PLAL synthesis of magneto-plasmonic Fe/Au nanoparticles for biomedical application

Catalysis (Dr. Benjamin Mockenhaupt, benjamin.mockenhaupt@uni-due.de) :

• Laser-based synthesis of metal, alloy, and oxide nanoparticles using pulsed laser techniques, including laser ablation, laser fragmentation, and laser-induced defect engineering in liquids
• Optimization of the catalytic activity of metallic nanoparticles and their support materials through laser-induced defect introduction
• Development of heterogeneous catalysts for thermal and electrocatalytic applications
• Investigation of reaction mechanisms using operando spectroscopy and chemisorption techniques

Surface chemistry and laser processing (Dr. Anna Rosa Ziefuß, anna.ziefuss@uni-due.de) :

• Mechanistic investigation of microparticle fragmentation mechanisms in liquids
• Nanomaterials for additive manufacturing
• Dispersion effects of nanocomposites to improve melting and resolidification behavior during PBF-LB/P with near-infrared diode lasers
• Nano-functionalization of magnetic microparticles for engineering grain
• boundaries during additive manufacturing to build magnets with maximized hysteresis